Falkbeer Counter-Gambit
The Falkbeer Counter-Gambit is a chess opening that begins: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5
In this aggressive countergambit, Black disdains the pawn offered as a sacrifice, instead opening the centre to exploit White’s weakness at the kingside. After the standard capture, 3.exd5, Black may reply with 3…exf4, transposing into the King’s Gambit Accepted, 3…e4, or the more modern 3…c6.
A well known blunder in this opening is White’s reply 3.fxe5??, which after 3…Qh4+, either loses material after 4.g3 Qxe4+, forking the king and rook, or severely exposes the white king to the black pieces after 4.Ke2 Qxe4+ 5.Kf2 Bc5+. The opening bears the name of Austrian master Ernst Falkbeer, who played it in an 1851 game against Adolf Anderssen.
| Opening Name | Chess Notation | MICOS Code | MICOS CAP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falkbeer Counter-Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 | C03.015.KD | |
| Falkbeer Counter-Gambit: Hinrichsen Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.d4 | C03.016.KD | Explore ▶ |
| Falkbeer Counter-Gambit: Accepted | 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 | C03.017.KD | Explore ▶ |
| Falkbeer Counter-Gambit: Miles Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 Bc5 | C03.018.KD | Explore ▶ |
| Falkbeer Counter-Gambit: Nimzowitsch-Marshall Counter-Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 c6 | C03.019.KD | Explore ▶ |
| Falkbeer Counter-Gambit: Pickler Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 c6 4.dxc6 Bc5 | C03.020.KD | Explore ▶ |
| Falkbeer Counter-Gambit: Staunton Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 e4 | C03.021.KD | Explore ▶ |
| Falkbeer Counter-Gambit: Anderssen Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 e4 4.Bb5+ | C03.022.KD | Explore ▶ |
| Falkbeer Counter-Gambit: Charousek Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 e4 4.d3 | C03.023.KD | Explore ▶ |
| Falkbeer Counter-Gambit: Charousek Gambit Accepted | 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 e4 4.d3 Nf6 5.dxe4 | C03.024.KD | Explore ▶ |
| Falkbeer Counter-Gambit: Alapin Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 e4 4.d3 Nf6 5.dxe4 Nxe4 6.Nf3 Bc5 7.Qe2 Bf2+ 8.Kd1 Qxd5+ 9.Nfd2 | C03.025.KD | Explore ▶ |
| Falkbeer Counter-Gambit: Charousek Gambit: 7.Bf5 | 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 e4 4.d3 Nf6 5.dxe4 Nxe4 6.Nf3 Bc5 7.Qe2 Bf5 | C03.026.KD | Explore ▶ |
| Falkbeer Counter-Gambit: Tarrasch Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 e4 4.d3 Nf6 5.dxe4 Nxe4 6.Nf3 Bc5 7.Qe2 Bf5 8.g4 0-0 | C03.027.KD | Explore ▶ |
| Falkbeer Counter-Gambit: Charousek Gambit: 6.Qe2 | 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 e4 4.d3 Nf6 5.dxe4 Nxe4 6.Qe2 | C03.028.KD | Explore ▶ |
| Falkbeer Counter-Gambit: Charousek Gambit: 8.g4 | 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 e4 4.d3 Nf6 5.dxe4 Nxe4 6.Qe2 Qxd5 7.Nd2 f5 8.g4 | C03.029.KD | Explore ▶ |
| Falkbeer Counter-Gambit: Charousek Gambit - Morphy's Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 e4 4.d3 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bd2 e3 | C03.030.KD | Explore ▶ |
| Falkbeer Counter-Gambit: Charousek Gambit - Keres Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 e4 4.d3 Nf6 5.Nd2 | C03.031.KD | Explore ▶ |
| Falkbeer Counter-Gambit: Charousek Gambit Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 e4 4.d3 Nf6 5.Qe2 | C03.032.KD | Explore ▶ |
| Falkbeer Counter-Gambit: Rubinstein Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 e4 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Qe2 | C03.033.KD | Explore ▶ |
| Falkbeer Counter-Gambit: Modern Transfer Exchange | 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 exf4 | C03.034.KD | Explore ▶ |
| Falkbeer Counter-Gambit: Milner Barry Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.Nc3 | C03.035.KD | Explore ▶ |
| Falkbeer Counter-Gambit: Bird Defence - Steiner Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 | C03.036.KD | Explore ▶ |
| Falkbeer Counter-Gambit: Blackburne Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.Nf3 | C03.037.KD | Explore ▶ |
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